Apparaat - Thermische printer

Hardware

Thermische printers komen veel voor in Point Of Sale (POS) systemen, veelal zijn ze eenvoudig aan te sturen via Serieel TTL/UART of USB aansluiting. Ze gebruiken geen inkt maar gebruiken hitte en speciaal papier om te printen

o.a. voor gebruik via/met:
– USB Serial stick
– Arduino
– Raspberry Pi

These printers use a thermal head to heat the special receipt paper and draw images and text. That makes the printer very small — there’s no moving ink head — but it means they require a lot of power. This printer in particular requires 5 to 9 Volts, 1.5 Amps current! That means you will need a fairly beefy supply and you cannot run it off of USB power. An external adapter is required!

De meeste POS printers maken gebruik van ESC commando’s om verschillende lettertypen en functies te gebruiken voor het printen.

Pinout

The “Mini Thermal Printer”s data cable has three wires

black = GROUND
yellow = data IN to the printer
green = data OUT of the printer

Arduino

Ps. pas de BAUDrate aan aan de instellingen die je printer gebruikt!

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  
  // Init
  Serial.write(27);
  Serial.write(40);

  // Align left
  Serial.write(27);
  Serial.write(97);
  Serial.write(0);
  Serial.println("Links");
  
  // Align center
  Serial.write(27);
  Serial.write(97);
  Serial.write(1);
  Serial.println("midden");

  // Align right
  Serial.write(27);
  Serial.write(97);
  Serial.write(2);
  Serial.println("rechts");

  // Dubbele hoogte en breedte
  Serial.write(27);
  Serial.write(33);
  Serial.write(48);
  Serial.println("GROOT");  
}

void loop() {
  delay(50);
}

void setup() {

Serial.begin(9600);

// Init

Serial.write(27);

Serial.write(40);

// Align left

Serial.write(27);

Serial.write(97);

Serial.write(0);

Serial.println("Links");

// Align center

Serial.write(27);

Serial.write(97);

Serial.write(1);

Serial.println("midden");

// Align right

Serial.write(27);

Serial.write(97);

Serial.write(2);

Serial.println("rechts");

// Dubbele hoogte en breedte

Serial.write(27);

Serial.write(33);

Serial.write(48);

Serial.println("GROOT");

}

void loop() {

delay(50);

}

Je kan ook de Softwareserial bibliotheek gebruiken zodat je de RX/TX nog kan gebruiken voor de console:

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
#define TX_PIN 6 // Arduino transmit  YELLOW WIRE  labeled RX on printer
#define RX_PIN 5 // Arduino receive   GREEN WIRE   labeled TX on printer

SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // Declare SoftwareSerial obj first

void setup() {
  mySerial.begin(9600);  // Initialize SoftwareSerial
  
  // Init
  mySerial.write(27);
  mySerial.write(40);

  // Align left
  mySerial.write(27);
  mySerial.write(97);
  mySerial.write(41);
  mySerial.println("Links");
  
  // Align center
  mySerial.write(27);
  mySerial.write(97);
  mySerial.write(42);
  mySerial.println("midden");

  // Align right
  mySerial.write(27);
  mySerial.write(97);
  mySerial.write(43);
  mySerial.println("rechts");

  // Dubbele hoogte en breedte
  mySerial.write(27);
  mySerial.write(33);
  mySerial.write(48);
  mySerial.println("GROOT");  
}

void loop() {
  delay(50);
}

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"

#define TX_PIN 6 // Arduino transmit YELLOW WIRE labeled RX on printer

#define RX_PIN 5 // Arduino receive GREEN WIRE labeled TX on printer

SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // Declare SoftwareSerial obj first

void setup() {

mySerial.begin(9600); // Initialize SoftwareSerial

// Init

mySerial.write(27);

mySerial.write(40);

// Align left

mySerial.write(27);

mySerial.write(97);

mySerial.write(41);

mySerial.println("Links");

// Align center

mySerial.write(27);

mySerial.write(97);

mySerial.write(42);

mySerial.println("midden");

// Align right

mySerial.write(27);

mySerial.write(97);

mySerial.write(43);

mySerial.println("rechts");

// Dubbele hoogte en breedte

mySerial.write(27);

mySerial.write(33);

mySerial.write(48);

mySerial.println("GROOT");

}

void loop() {

delay(50);

}

Ook is er een bibliotheek gemaakt voor de Arduino om eenvoudig te kunnen printen zonder al de ESC commando’s

https://github.com/gdsports/ESC_POS_Printer

DL: Pos-Printer-Library-master

Voorbeeldscript voor barcodes:

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Example sketch for POS Printer library for Arduino.
  Demonstrates the available gamut of barcodes.
  See 'A_printertest' sketch for a more generalized printing example.

  BARCODE AVAILABILITY VARIES WITH FIRMWARE.  Not all barcodes may be
  displayed, this is normal.  Sketch may need changes for older firmware.
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#include "Pos_Printer.h"

// Here's the syntax when using SoftwareSerial (e.g. Arduino Uno) --------
// If using hardware serial instead, comment out or remove these lines:

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
#define TX_PIN 6 // Arduino transmit  YELLOW WIRE  labeled RX on printer
#define RX_PIN 5 // Arduino receive   GREEN WIRE   labeled TX on printer

SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // Declare SoftwareSerial obj first
Pos_Printer printer(&mySerial);     // Pass addr to printer constructor
// Then see setup() function regarding serial & printer begin() calls.

// Here's the syntax for hardware serial (e.g. Arduino Due) --------------
// Un-comment the following line if using hardware serial:

//Pos_Printer printer(&Serial1);      // Or Serial2, Serial3, etc.

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

void setup() {

  // This line is for compatibility with the Adafruit IotP project pack,
  // which uses pin 7 as a spare grounding point.  You only need this if
  // wired up the same way (w/3-pin header into pins 5/6/7):
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(7, LOW);

  mySerial.begin(9600);  // Initialize SoftwareSerial
  //Serial1.begin(9600); // Use this instead if using hardware serial
  printer.begin();        // Init printer (same regardless of serial type)

  printer.justify('C');
  printer.boldOn();
  printer.println(F("BARCODE EXAMPLES\n"));
  printer.boldOff();
  printer.justify('L');

  // There seems to be some conflict between datasheet descriptions
  // of barcode formats and reality.  Try Wikipedia and/or:
  // http://www.barcodeisland.com/symbolgy.phtml

  // Also note that strings passed to printBarcode() are always normal
  // RAM-resident strings; PROGMEM strings (e.g. F("123")) are NOT used.

   printer.setBarcodeHeight(150);

  // UPC-A: 12 digits
  printer.print(F("UPC-A:"));
  printer.printBarcode("123456789012", UPC_A);

  // UPC-E: 6 digits ???
/* Commented out because I can't get this one working yet
  printer.print(F("UPC-E:"));
  printer.printBarcode("123456", UPC_E);
*/

  // EAN-13: 13 digits (same as JAN-13)
  printer.print(F("EAN-13:"));
  printer.printBarcode("1234567890123", EAN13);

  // EAN-8: 8 digits (same as JAN-8)
  printer.print(F("EAN-8:"));
  printer.printBarcode("12345678", EAN8);

  // CODE 39: variable length w/checksum?, 0-9,A-Z,space,$%+-./:
  printer.print(F("CODE 39:"));
  printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUT", CODE39);

  // ITF: 2-254 digits (# digits always multiple of 2)
  printer.print(F("ITF:"));
  printer.printBarcode("1234567890", ITF);

  // CODABAR: variable length 0-9,A-D,%+-./:
  printer.print(F("CODABAR:"));
  printer.printBarcode("1234567890", CODABAR);

  // CODE 93: compressed version of Code 39?
  printer.print(F("CODE 93:"));
  printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUIT", CODE93);
  
/* Commented out because I can't get this one working yet
  // CODE 128: 2-255 characters (ASCII 0-127)
  printer.print(F("CODE128:"));
  printer.printBarcode("Adafruit", CODE128);
*/

  printer.feed(10);
  printer.cut();
  printer.setDefault(); // Restore printer to defaults
}

void loop() {
}

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/*------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example sketch for POS Printer library for Arduino.

Demonstrates the available gamut of barcodes.

See 'A_printertest' sketch for a more generalized printing example.

BARCODE AVAILABILITY VARIES WITH FIRMWARE. Not all barcodes may be

displayed, this is normal. Sketch may need changes for older firmware.

------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#include "Pos_Printer.h"

// Here's the syntax when using SoftwareSerial (e.g. Arduino Uno) --------

// If using hardware serial instead, comment out or remove these lines:

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"

#define TX_PIN 6 // Arduino transmit YELLOW WIRE labeled RX on printer

#define RX_PIN 5 // Arduino receive GREEN WIRE labeled TX on printer

SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // Declare SoftwareSerial obj first

Pos_Printer printer(&mySerial); // Pass addr to printer constructor

// Then see setup() function regarding serial & printer begin() calls.

// Here's the syntax for hardware serial (e.g. Arduino Due) --------------

// Un-comment the following line if using hardware serial:

//Pos_Printer printer(&Serial1); // Or Serial2, Serial3, etc.

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

void setup() {

// This line is for compatibility with the Adafruit IotP project pack,

// which uses pin 7 as a spare grounding point. You only need this if

// wired up the same way (w/3-pin header into pins 5/6/7):

pinMode(7, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(7, LOW);

mySerial.begin(9600); // Initialize SoftwareSerial

//Serial1.begin(9600); // Use this instead if using hardware serial

printer.begin(); // Init printer (same regardless of serial type)

printer.justify('C');

printer.boldOn();

printer.println(F("BARCODE EXAMPLES\n"));

printer.boldOff();

printer.justify('L');

// There seems to be some conflict between datasheet descriptions

// of barcode formats and reality. Try Wikipedia and/or:

// http://www.barcodeisland.com/symbolgy.phtml

// Also note that strings passed to printBarcode() are always normal

// RAM-resident strings; PROGMEM strings (e.g. F("123")) are NOT used.

printer.setBarcodeHeight(150);

// UPC-A: 12 digits

printer.print(F("UPC-A:"));

printer.printBarcode("123456789012", UPC_A);

// UPC-E: 6 digits ???

/* Commented out because I can't get this one working yet

printer.print(F("UPC-E:"));

printer.printBarcode("123456", UPC_E);

// EAN-13: 13 digits (same as JAN-13)

printer.print(F("EAN-13:"));

printer.printBarcode("1234567890123", EAN13);

// EAN-8: 8 digits (same as JAN-8)

printer.print(F("EAN-8:"));

printer.printBarcode("12345678", EAN8);

// CODE 39: variable length w/checksum?, 0-9,A-Z,space,$%+-./:

printer.print(F("CODE 39:"));

printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUT", CODE39);

// ITF: 2-254 digits (# digits always multiple of 2)

printer.print(F("ITF:"));

printer.printBarcode("1234567890", ITF);

// CODABAR: variable length 0-9,A-D,%+-./:

printer.print(F("CODABAR:"));

printer.printBarcode("1234567890", CODABAR);

// CODE 93: compressed version of Code 39?

printer.print(F("CODE 93:"));

printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUIT", CODE93);

/* Commented out because I can't get this one working yet

// CODE 128: 2-255 characters (ASCII 0-127)

printer.print(F("CODE128:"));

printer.printBarcode("Adafruit", CODE128);

printer.feed(10);

printer.cut();

printer.setDefault(); // Restore printer to defaults

}

void loop() {

}

Ook is er een bibliotheek van Adafruit:

DL: Adafruit-Thermal-Printer-Library-master

Arduino Library

SEE ARDUINO CODE EXAMPLES

Raspberry Pi

Aansluiten op Raspberry Pi:

Voorbeeld code (console)

stty -F /dev/serial0 19200
echo -e "This is a test.\\n\\n\\n" > /dev/serial0

1 2	stty -F /dev/serial0 19200 echo -e "This is a test.\\n\\n\\n" > /dev/serial0

Ps. vopor oudere Raspbian versies kan eventueel /DEV/AMA0 gebruikt worden.

Python

Voor python is er een bibliotheek gemaakt door adafruit:

https://github.com/adafruit/Python-Thermal-Printer

DL: Python-Thermal-Printer-master

Één van de testscripts:

#!/usr/bin/python

from Adafruit_Thermal import *

printer = Adafruit_Thermal("/dev/serial0", 19200, timeout=5)

# Test inverse on & off
printer.inverseOn()
printer.println("Inverse ON")
printer.inverseOff()

# Test character double-height on & off
printer.doubleHeightOn()
printer.println("Double Height ON")
printer.doubleHeightOff()

# Set justification (right, center, left) -- accepts 'L', 'C', 'R'
printer.justify('R')
printer.println("Right justified")
printer.justify('C')
printer.println("Center justified")
printer.justify('L')
printer.println("Left justified")

# Test more styles
printer.boldOn()
printer.println("Bold text")
printer.boldOff()

printer.underlineOn()
printer.println("Underlined text")
printer.underlineOff()

printer.setSize('L')   # Set type size, accepts 'S', 'M', 'L'
printer.println("Large")
printer.setSize('M')
printer.println("Medium")
printer.setSize('S')
printer.println("Small")

printer.justify('C')
printer.println("normal\nline\nspacing")
printer.setLineHeight(50)
printer.println("Taller\nline\nspacing")
printer.setLineHeight() # Reset to default
printer.justify('L')

# Barcode examples
printer.feed(1)
# CODE39 is the most common alphanumeric barcode
printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUT", printer.CODE39)
printer.setBarcodeHeight(100)
# Print UPC line on product barcodes
printer.printBarcode("123456789123", printer.UPC_A)

# Print the 75x75 pixel logo in adalogo.py
import gfx.adalogo as adalogo
printer.printBitmap(adalogo.width, adalogo.height, adalogo.data)

# Print the 135x135 pixel QR code in adaqrcode.py
import gfx.adaqrcode as adaqrcode
printer.printBitmap(adaqrcode.width, adaqrcode.height, adaqrcode.data)
printer.println("Adafruit!")
printer.feed(2)

printer.sleep()      # Tell printer to sleep
printer.wake()       # Call wake() before printing again, even if reset
printer.setDefault() # Restore printer to defaults

#!/usr/bin/python

from Adafruit_Thermal import *

printer = Adafruit_Thermal("/dev/serial0", 19200, timeout=5)

# Test inverse on & off

printer.inverseOn()

printer.println("Inverse ON")

printer.inverseOff()

# Test character double-height on & off

printer.doubleHeightOn()

printer.println("Double Height ON")

printer.doubleHeightOff()

# Set justification (right, center, left) -- accepts 'L', 'C', 'R'

printer.justify('R')

printer.println("Right justified")

printer.justify('C')

printer.println("Center justified")

printer.justify('L')

printer.println("Left justified")

# Test more styles

printer.boldOn()

printer.println("Bold text")

printer.boldOff()

printer.underlineOn()

printer.println("Underlined text")

printer.underlineOff()

printer.setSize('L') # Set type size, accepts 'S', 'M', 'L'

printer.println("Large")

printer.setSize('M')

printer.println("Medium")

printer.setSize('S')

printer.println("Small")

printer.justify('C')

printer.println("normal\nline\nspacing")

printer.setLineHeight(50)

printer.println("Taller\nline\nspacing")

printer.setLineHeight() # Reset to default

printer.justify('L')

# Barcode examples

printer.feed(1)

# CODE39 is the most common alphanumeric barcode

printer.printBarcode("ADAFRUT", printer.CODE39)

printer.setBarcodeHeight(100)

# Print UPC line on product barcodes

printer.printBarcode("123456789123", printer.UPC_A)

# Print the 75x75 pixel logo in adalogo.py

import gfx.adalogo as adalogo

printer.printBitmap(adalogo.width, adalogo.height, adalogo.data)

# Print the 135x135 pixel QR code in adaqrcode.py

import gfx.adaqrcode as adaqrcode

printer.printBitmap(adaqrcode.width, adaqrcode.height, adaqrcode.data)

printer.println("Adafruit!")

printer.feed(2)

printer.sleep() # Tell printer to sleep

printer.wake() # Call wake() before printing again, even if reset

printer.setDefault() # Restore printer to defaults

Bron: learn.adafruit.com

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thermal printer a2 datasheet

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Apparaat – Thermische printer

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